Corn-husker



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J. P. WITHROW.

CORN HUSKER.

N0. 336,974. Patented Mar. Z, 1886.

PETERS. PholLtMgmphor. Washlllgnn. D. C.

UNITED STATES JESSE I. VITHROV, OF KAMMERER, PENNSYLVANIA.

CORN-HUSKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 336,974, dated March2,1886.

Application filed July 20, 1885.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, -JEssE P. WITHROW, of Kammerer, Vashington county,Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improve ment inCorn-Huskers, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention relates to a corn-husking implement, one or more of whichmay be used on the finger or fingers of the hand when husking Indiancorn; and it consists in the iimproved construction hereinafterdescribedand claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View ot' my husker, and Fig.2 is a sectional view of the same.

Ais the finger-tipv covering or thimble. made open, so as to allow thefinger to enter it, but closed at the end, so that thefinger will not gothrough. To this thimble is attached the claw a, representing the nailon the human tinger.

B and B are rings -for holding the thimble A on the finger, the ring Bto pass over the first and the ring B"to pass over the second joint ofthe same. These rings are connected by the links b and b2, jointed at cc c.

Serial No. H1162.

(No model.)

When thus constructed and placed ou the finger, the thimble A will beheld firmly on the tip ofthe finger, and by reason or by means of theconnecting-links b b2 the inger is permitted to bend and close in on thecenter of the hand as freely as this can be done naturally. As will beseen by reference to the drawings, to the finger tip or thimble A, Iform a claw, a, the use of which is to firmly grip and penetrate thehusks ofthe corn when husking.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

1. A corn-husker comprising rings and a linger tip or thimble formedwith a claw, all flexibly connected together, substantially as describedand shown.

2. In a corn-hnsking device, the inger tip or thimble A. having` theclaw a, in combination with the rings B and B and links b and u b2,substantially as described and shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I hereto set myhand in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE P. WITHROVV.

Vitnesses:

JOHN H. GRATTY, C. DEPUY,

